Beware of the Troll
I have joined certain Facebook
groups only to find same argumentative person is stirring up trouble. If nothing changes, I leave the group. I don't need the stress. Internet jargon calls this kind of person a
troll.
It gives an entirely new meaning
to trolling. Fishermen use the term when slowly putting along in their boats with
their baited hooks and lines dragging behind in the water. I do see a similarity, I suppose. The fishermen are hoping to stir up some fish
while trolling, while the troll is looking to stir up trouble.
I have discovered that there are
trolls everywhere in life, out driving, in the store, at work. Some people are
not happy and want to spread the grump around.
Since, the grump is contagious, others will get grumpy, too. I have found myself getting troll-like when
trolls are around.
I have met people with
Parkinson's that are downright bitter.
They get angry with me for not being mad at God for it. Some want to relay the message that they have
it tougher than everyone else does. They can turn into trolls by focusing on
how bad they have it rather than look for the blessings.
Some days I can turn into a
troll, too, especially if I am having a bad day or the meds are messing with
me. I have to work hard to protect my
attitude. I must recognize trollness in me and repent of it as soon as I
can. I try to beware of the troll.
"Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou
shalt not go:
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul." Proverbs
22:24-25.
"An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in
transgression." Proverbs 29:22.
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